long ball

noun

: home run

Examples of long ball in a Sentence

a pitcher who has given up a lot of long balls

Recent Examples on the Web

The heavy collision happened when Owono rushed out of his area all the way to midfield to challenge for a long ball that De Miguel was trying to reach. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

But once more Hermansen opted for a difficult long ball, which winger Kuryu Matsuki heads away. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

The Rays also used the long ball throughout their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees and to clinch the pennant against the Cleveland Guardians. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The Dodgers scored all 10 runs in the first three games via the long ball, which isn’t necessarily sustainable without traffic on the bases. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long ball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale